Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov, left, drives to the basket against Boston Celtics center Tyler Zeller, right, during the first quarter of a first-round NBA playoff basketball game in Boston, ... more

The scrappy Celtics kept it close, just as they did in the previous two games, and trailed 95-92 after Evan Turner hit a 3-pointer with 2:45 left. But Kevin Love hit two 3-pointers for a 101-93 lead with 26 seconds to go.

Cleveland can complete the sweep of the best-of-seven, first-round series Sunday in Boston. No NBA team has won a series after trailing 3-0.

Turner had 19 points and Avery Bradley added 18 while Isaiah Thomas managed just five points after scoring 22 in the first two games.

Bulls 113, Bucks 106 (2 OT):Derrick Rose scored 34 points, Jimmy Butler added 24 and Chicago beat Milwaukee in double overtime to take a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Butler got the second overtime off to a rousing start, intercepting a backcourt pass from Giannis Antetokounmpo and racing in for a layup. It set the tone for an 8-0 run that gave Chicago a 109-101 lead with 2:44 left to finally shake the pesky Bucks. Rose atoned for a missed free throw with four seconds left in regulation that left the game tied. He scored six points in the second overtime, including a layup off an offensive rebound with 2:15 left for a 10-point lead. Milwaukee went scoreless for more than six minutes between the first and second overtimes. Game 4 is Saturday at Milwaukee.

Tops on defense: San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard has been named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Injuries limited Leonard to 64 games this season. But he still managed to make an enormous impact, especially on defense. Leonard is just the sixth forward to lead the league in steals per game since the NBA started tracking the statistic 42 years ago. He averaged 2.3 steals per game and helped the Spurs finish third in defensive rating with 99.6 points allowed per 100 possessions. Leonard garnered 333 total points in the voting, including 37 first-place votes. Golden State forward Draymond Green finished a close second with 317 points, including 45 first-place votes.